Overview

Conquer Windows Server—from the inside out! Dive into Windows Server and really put your Windows expertise to work with this definitive guide to mastering all supported versions of the Windows Server operating system, including the latest— Windows Server 2025. Authored by Orin Thomas, a Principal Cloud Advocate at Microsoft, this comprehensive resource covers both longstanding and new features of Windows Server. You will gain valuable skills in planning, implementing, and managing Windows Server across enterprise, datacenter, cloud, and hybrid environments. Windows Server Inside Out offers insights into optimizing the Windows Server life cycle, ensuring smooth upgrades and migrations, and integrating Windows Server with Azure. With hundreds of solutions, tips, and workarounds, you’ll be equipped to enhance infrastructure services, bolster security, and efficiently troubleshoot common issues. Optimize the full Windows Server life cycle from planning to administration Ensure fast, reliable upgrades and migrations from previous versions Integrate Windows Server into hybrid environments with Azure Arc Administer and secure Active Directory deployments Manage critical on-premises infrastructure services like DNS and DHCP Protect servers and users with advanced Windows Server security features Monitor performance and perform backup/recovery using Azure tools Troubleshoot common Windows Server problems efficiently Deploy and manage resilient Hyper-V virtualization infrastructure For experienced IT professionals Your role: Systems administrators or related positions who work with Windows Server workloads in on-premises, cloud, or hybrid environments Prerequisites: Intermediate understanding of Windows Server operating system and Azure services

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Author:   Orin Thomas
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Addison Wesley
ISBN:  

9780135345894

ISBN 10:   0135345898
Pages:   864
Publication Date:   07 March 2026
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Administration Tools Chapter 2: Installation Options Chapter 3: Deployment and Configuration Chapter 4: Active Directory Chapter 5: DNS, DHCP and IPAM Chapter 6: Hyper-V and Virtualization Chapter 7: Storage Chapter 8: File Servers Chapter 9: Azure Arc and Hybrid Services Chapter 10: Windows Server in Azure Chapter 11: Integrating Windows Server with Linux Chapter 12: Hardening Windows Server Chapter 13: Hardening Active Directory Chapter 14: Security Systems and Services Chapter 15: Internet Information Services Chapter 16: AKS and Containers Chapter 17: Clustering and High Availability Chapter 18: Active Directory Certificate Services Chapter 19: Active Directory Federation Services Chapter 20: Active Directory Rights Management Services Chapter 21: Routing and Remote Access Chapter 22: Remote Desktop Services Chapter 23: Maintenance and Monitoring Chapter 24: Upgrade and Migration Chapter 25: Troubleshooting Windows Server

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Orin Thomas is a Principal Cloud Operations Advocate at Microsoft. A recognized cloud and datacenter subject matter expert, he has written more than 40 books for Microsoft Press and has been writing books on Windows Server for more than 20 years. He works with the Windows Server product group at Microsoft to create product documentation and training material. He is the architect of the Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate certification.

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